Comments on: The New Face of Art in General http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/ New York art news and reviews. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-10818 Art Fag City Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:30:17 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/#comment-10818 Hey Thanks Deborah! I actually feel like the picture looks much better than the piece, because it makes the room and the carpet look much more like an enclosed or completed space. It was a very awkward piece. I like thinking about the art fair connection because those spaces are very corporate, and though I don't think Tom was suggesting the piece was speaking to that subject, I would reiterate that by saying it's a point of interest that occurs even though it may not actually be there. Hey Thanks Deborah! I actually feel like the picture looks much better than the piece, because it makes the room and the carpet look much more like an enclosed or completed space. It was a very awkward piece. I like thinking about the art fair connection because those spaces are very corporate, and though I don’t think Tom was suggesting the piece was speaking to that subject, I would reiterate that by saying it’s a point of interest that occurs even though it may not actually be there.

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-311784 Art Fag City Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:30:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/#comment-311784 Hey Thanks Deborah! I actually feel like the picture looks much better than the piece, because it makes the room and the carpet look much more like an enclosed or completed space. It was a very awkward piece. I like thinking about the art fair connection because those spaces are very corporate, and though I don't think Tom was suggesting the piece was speaking to that subject, I would reiterate that by saying it's a point of interest that occurs even though it may not actually be there. Hey Thanks Deborah! I actually feel like the picture looks much better than the piece, because it makes the room and the carpet look much more like an enclosed or completed space. It was a very awkward piece. I like thinking about the art fair connection because those spaces are very corporate, and though I don’t think Tom was suggesting the piece was speaking to that subject, I would reiterate that by saying it’s a point of interest that occurs even though it may not actually be there.

]]> By: Deborah Fisherhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-10677 Deborah Fisher Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:25:42 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/#comment-10677 I dunno... I didn't like the rug, and while I see why you no longer advocate a representation of a corporate lobby, I also sympathize with your urge to suggest it.You wanted <i>something</i> to happen, perhaps?JMHO, the idea was fully realized as a writen proposal. There was no real reason to go ahead and install the rug because the rug didn't "transform" anything.Spot-on critique of AIG's program... it's long focused on art that sounds good on their grant applications. I dunno… I didn’t like the rug, and while I see why you no longer advocate a representation of a corporate lobby, I also sympathize with your urge to suggest it.

You wanted something to happen, perhaps?

JMHO, the idea was fully realized as a writen proposal. There was no real reason to go ahead and install the rug because the rug didn’t “transform” anything.

Spot-on critique of AIG’s program… it’s long focused on art that sounds good on their grant applications.

]]> By: Deborah Fisherhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-311783 Deborah Fisher Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:25:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/#comment-311783 I dunno... I didn't like the rug, and while I see why you no longer advocate a representation of a corporate lobby, I also sympathize with your urge to suggest it.You wanted <i>something</i> to happen, perhaps?JMHO, the idea was fully realized as a writen proposal. There was no real reason to go ahead and install the rug because the rug didn't "transform" anything.Spot-on critique of AIG's program... it's long focused on art that sounds good on their grant applications. I dunno… I didn’t like the rug, and while I see why you no longer advocate a representation of a corporate lobby, I also sympathize with your urge to suggest it.

You wanted something to happen, perhaps?

JMHO, the idea was fully realized as a writen proposal. There was no real reason to go ahead and install the rug because the rug didn’t “transform” anything.

Spot-on critique of AIG’s program… it’s long focused on art that sounds good on their grant applications.

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-10603 Art Fag City Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:54:11 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/#comment-10603 God, I hadn't thought of the art fair connection, but that's spot on. In that light, the plinthes which had initally bothered me for their awkwardness seem much more intentional. God, I hadn’t thought of the art fair connection, but that’s spot on. In that light, the plinthes which had initally bothered me for their awkwardness seem much more intentional.

]]> By: Art Fag Cityhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-311782 Art Fag City Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:54:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/#comment-311782 God, I hadn't thought of the art fair connection, but that's spot on. In that light, the plinthes which had initally bothered me for their awkwardness seem much more intentional. God, I hadn’t thought of the art fair connection, but that’s spot on. In that light, the plinthes which had initally bothered me for their awkwardness seem much more intentional.

]]> By: tom moodyhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-10601 tom moody Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:29:18 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/#comment-10601 I haven't seen the Werthein piece in person so I can't gauge the effect of getting my off my ass to see it and being more delighted or disappointed than you were. From your photo it looks like she made her point concisely and with formal ducks in a row. Based on the photo alone, I was surprised that an "institutional critique" piece like this still had the ability to make me say, "right on." This could be the gallery space of the future, once silly notions like "autonomy" and "neutrality" are thoroughly disposed of. I see this as only one step removed from your photo of the Borg-like cube farm at Art Basel Miami a few months back. I haven’t seen the Werthein piece in person so I can’t gauge the effect of getting my off my ass to see it and being more delighted or disappointed than you were. From your photo it looks like she made her point concisely and with formal ducks in a row. Based on the photo alone, I was surprised that an “institutional critique” piece like this still had the ability to make me say, “right on.” This could be the gallery space of the future, once silly notions like “autonomy” and “neutrality” are thoroughly disposed of. I see this as only one step removed from your photo of the Borg-like cube farm at Art Basel Miami a few months back.

]]> By: tom moodyhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-311781 tom moody Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:29:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2007/09/27/the-new-face-of-art-in-general/#comment-311781 I haven't seen the Werthein piece in person so I can't gauge the effect of getting my off my ass to see it and being more delighted or disappointed than you were. From your photo it looks like she made her point concisely and with formal ducks in a row. Based on the photo alone, I was surprised that an "institutional critique" piece like this still had the ability to make me say, "right on." This could be the gallery space of the future, once silly notions like "autonomy" and "neutrality" are thoroughly disposed of. I see this as only one step removed from your photo of the Borg-like cube farm at Art Basel Miami a few months back. I haven’t seen the Werthein piece in person so I can’t gauge the effect of getting my off my ass to see it and being more delighted or disappointed than you were. From your photo it looks like she made her point concisely and with formal ducks in a row. Based on the photo alone, I was surprised that an “institutional critique” piece like this still had the ability to make me say, “right on.” This could be the gallery space of the future, once silly notions like “autonomy” and “neutrality” are thoroughly disposed of. I see this as only one step removed from your photo of the Borg-like cube farm at Art Basel Miami a few months back.

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